How to Say ‘Saturday works.’ in Japanese
土曜日、大丈夫です。
doyoubi daijoubu desu
[doh-yoh-bee daijou-BUHR dess]
Phrase Breakdown
土曜日、
doyoubi
Saturday
土曜日 (do-yo-o-bi) with a long 'yoo'. Pause briefly after it.
土曜日、空いてます。
I'm free on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
土曜日
doyoubi
[doh-yoh-bee]
Saturday
The day Saturday.
土曜日のチケットはありますか。
Do you have tickets for Saturday?
大丈夫です。
daijoubu desu
is fine / works for me
大丈夫 (da-i-jo-o-bu) means 'okay' or 'fine'. Here it means the day works.
時間は大丈夫です。
The time is fine.
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[daijou-BUHR]
all right; okay; no problem
A very common polite phrase meaning something is fine, acceptable, or safe.
ゆっくりでも大丈夫 です。
Even slowly is fine.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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